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2019 Hyundai Elantra lighting problems

65 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2019 Hyundai Elantra, which is 19% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
65 19% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
40,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 1
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Lighting complaints by mileage, 2019 Hyundai Elantra Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 40,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 40,000 miles
Based on 15 complaints that include mileage. 80% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 15 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 40,000 miles, and 80% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

The driver and passenger headlight has been replaced and the bulbs but the headlights keep going out was told it is an electrical problem and contact manufacturer. Also emergency braking did not work in recent accident nor did forward collision warning.

January 2025 CrashInjury

Bought new, no accidents. Just noticed a couple weeks ago that the high beams don't work. I can see them 'nudge' a little when I try to engage them, but nothing else happens.

Reported at 38,000 miles, March 2021

Other problems reported for the 2019 Hyundai Elantra

Lighting problems in other years

Lighting problems across all Hyundai models